Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 17, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5505
CVE-2008-5505
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy restrictions by using the persist attribute in an XUL element to create and access data entities that are similar to cookies.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.0.4
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.0.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-63.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/33188nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33203nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33216nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34501nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977nvd
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47411nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10443nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/nvd
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